This weeks selection
 The MIT PressAnish Kapoor: Past, Present, FutureSince the 1980's Anish Kapoor has created a remarkable body of work that blends a modernist sense of pure materiality with a fascination for the manipulation of form and the perception of space. This book surveys his work since 1979, with a focus on sculptures and installations made since the early 1990s.  Emmanuel BreonTamara de Lempicka: The Artist, The Woman, The LegendA femme fatale to equal Greta Garbo and Mae West, and a fashion icon in her own lifetime, this exhibition catalog is dedicated to the artist as well as the concept of the modern woman she represented. The author unveils the legend of Lempicka, illustrated with rare and sultry archival photographs of the artist. H. Barbara WeinbergChilde Hassam, American Impressionist"It has been my life-long aim to retain the natural beauty and dignity of any fine old American community," Hassam wrote. Hassam's 50-year career is dutifully presented in this expansive catalogue, including his greatest achievement; his mighty (and now iconic) flag series.
Last weeks selection Walter WellsSilent Theater: The Art of Edward HopperEmpty urban streets at dawn; women, either clothed or nude, facing a window that bathes them in harsh light; farmhouses on the edge of woodlands that seem ready to engulf them, Hopper's spare realism often approached the surreal in these returning themes. Prestel USA Kandinsky This sumptuously produced volume displays Kandinsky's brilliant use of color, shape, and composition through more than 250 full-color details or full-page illustrations. Umberto EcoOn Ugliness"On Ugliness" is Eco's companion volume to his excellent "History of Beauty". Through the ages ugliness has been defined only as the opposite of beauty. Eco attempts to go further in his analysis.
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